You're on the Island of Conclusions. Make yourself at home. You're apt to be here for some time.' 'But how did we get here?' asked Milo, who was still a bit puzzled by being there at all. 'You jumped, of course.' explained Canby. 'That's the way most everyone gets here. It's really quite simple: every time you decide something without having a good reason, you jump to Conclusions whether you like it or not. It's such an easy trip to make that I've been here hundreds of times.' 'But this is such an unpleasant-looking place,' Milo remarked. 'Yes, that's true,' admitted Canby; 'it does look much better from a distance.